DANBURY, Conn. — Western Connecticut State University men's lacrosse seniors Tyler Moeller (Rocky Point, N.Y.) and Owen Stark (Long Beach, N.Y.), juniors James Krieg (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Cody Suhr (Holbrook, N.Y.) and sophomore Jake Kelly (Bethpage, N.Y.) were each named to the 2026 CSC Division III Academic All-District At-Large Team, while Moeller, Stark, graduate Michael Zapatka (Newington, Conn.) and seniors Dmitri Noulas () and Luca Ubaldi () graced the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Academic Team.  In addition, 31 Wolves made the Little East Conference (LEC) 2025 Fall Academic Honor Roll.  WestConn, coached by Ryan Cavanagh (10th Season), finished the 2026 campaign with a 15-4 overall record and completed a perfect 8-0 run through the LEC conference for the second year in a row to capture the regular season title.  The Wolves downed Plymouth State, 20-3, in the LEC Semifinals but lost, 13-10, versus Massachusetts Maritime in the LEC Finals. 

The 2026 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.  Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® men's honorees will be announced on July 8.  The LEC had a total of 2,745 student-athletes competing in the conference's current 24 championship sports were named to the LEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. To be named the LEC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a semester GPA of 3.00 or better and have been an active member of the team at the conclusion of the term.
 

The 2026 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Academic Team members are nominated by head coaches in Divisions I, II and II, and are student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field over the course of their men's lacrosse career.  Overall, 59 different colleges and universities were represented across all three divisions.  In total, 202 Division III players representing 39 different institutions made an appearance on this year's squads.  Nominees must have a senior or graduate student standing with no eligibility remaining or plans to use their eligibility in New England, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, and be an impact player for their team.